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JoeOtterbein

(7,877 posts)
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 11:17 AM Aug 2019

Why does the Wash. Post (& Cable News) seem so afraid of Bernie? [View all]

Last edited Tue Aug 13, 2019, 01:08 PM - Edit history (1)

I wonder if it is because it was not Bernie who helped the Repubs blunder us into the longest war in our history?

Or is it because, Bernie did not vote for a big tax break for Bezos and the big bosses in the big newsrooms?

Or is it because Bernie is pointing out that Bezos and the big-wigs pay little-to-nothing in taxes already?

Or is it just plain old self-interest? Instead of fighting for the rest of us on just about everyday of his adult life s Bernie has?

And why the hell does anyone care what some well-paid editor says about our candidates, when we have a filthy, rich, insane person right down the street from him in the White House?


Edit: More context:

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnn-absurdly-compares-joe-biden-and-bernie-sanders-with-trump-over-media-complaints/

Note: They are afraid of Joe too. Why?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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What makes you think they're afraid of BS? George II Aug 2019 #1
See who they are attacking. JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #4
I don't see it. The fact is neither the Washington Post nor the Cable News are attacking him. George II Aug 2019 #10
In fact, he's done more attacking of them than they have of him. He's a candidate, and.... George II Aug 2019 #16
Sanders-the-candidate is a media creation, RW MSM, RW, and Russian. Hortensis Aug 2019 #27
+1 Skidmore Aug 2019 #54
ToeNail Clippers! Me. Aug 2019 #78
lol ! stonecutter357 Aug 2019 #2
Bernie wants to raise the taxes of corporations and wealthy individuals to pay for social programs jalan48 Aug 2019 #3
Bingo! JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #5
+1 Go Vols Aug 2019 #48
yep questionseverything Aug 2019 #53
All Democrats do. betsuni Aug 2019 #64
No one is afraid of Bernie. comradebillyboy Aug 2019 #6
They don't "seem afraid" of BS. It's dangerous when any politician sows the seeds lapucelle Aug 2019 #7
Trump lies about the "media" in general. Bernie is being very specific about his concerns. JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #14
What are the specifics? I haven't seen any at all. George II Aug 2019 #18
And the specific concerns include airing "flawed polls" and "inaccurate polling data". lapucelle Aug 2019 #19
Bernie is anti-fascist, the rich elite are scared to death of him. nt yaesu Aug 2019 #8
So how do you explain Trump being scared to death of WAPO? ehrnst Aug 2019 #44
CRICKETS!!!! Cha Aug 2019 #79
This message was self-deleted by its author Princetonian Aug 2019 #9
+1000! JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #12
I doubt that the military-industrial complex wants BS silenced. lapucelle Aug 2019 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author Princetonian Aug 2019 #29
They don't when he's lobbying for trillion dollar military toys. N/T lapucelle Aug 2019 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author Princetonian Aug 2019 #35
But it does appear to put him on the same side as the military industrial complex lapucelle Aug 2019 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author Princetonian Aug 2019 #39
What jobs did it create in Vermont? lapucelle Aug 2019 #41
This message was self-deleted by its author Princetonian Aug 2019 #60
No wonder so many people in Vermont are angry. lapucelle Aug 2019 #61
This message was self-deleted by its author Princetonian Aug 2019 #62
That Vermont governor contracts with for profit prisons to ship VT's incarcerated lapucelle Aug 2019 #66
Got nothing? ehrnst Aug 2019 #75
So Trump was right to make it easier for coal miners to kind coal? brooklynite Aug 2019 #80
+1000. He would certainly accuse any rival who did that as siding with the MIC... ehrnst Aug 2019 #69
What other candidates want interventionist wars? betsuni Aug 2019 #36
biden helped get us into iraq questionseverything Aug 2019 #52
Remember that [2014] study saying America is an oligarchy? 3 rebuttals say it's wrong. lapucelle Aug 2019 #38
The dreaded "FAKE NEWS" "Lamestream Media" that we've heard so much about ehrnst Aug 2019 #43
Maybe they're not afraid SoCalNative Aug 2019 #11
Sorry, I'm too exhausted by Trump to notice! JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #13
Bingo! Beat me to it by a few hours. TreasonousBastard Aug 2019 #40
Why do you seem so afraid of the Wash. Post (& Cable News)? LanternWaste Aug 2019 #15
Actually they are kowtowing to Trump. JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #20
I'm not seeing the fear. Bradical79 Aug 2019 #58
Along those lines: George II Aug 2019 #21
BS is BS empedocles Aug 2019 #22
Is WaPo is under the secret control of the oligarchs lapucelle Aug 2019 #26
One would think so if we believe some of the responses here. George II Aug 2019 #28
Most of us know a strawman argument so hopefully one would know better than to believe such drivel. Princetonian Aug 2019 #65
All I know is ANYONE who would have a Biden photo in their post saying they support Eliot Rosewater Aug 2019 #82
That is quite a top lofty strawman you got there. Did you get that from the Informal Fallacy store? Princetonian Aug 2019 #63
Actually, it's a humorous rhetorical question concerning some of the claims posited lapucelle Aug 2019 #67
LOL at anyone taking your comment seriously. betsuni Aug 2019 #68
... SidDithers Aug 2019 #17
I don't know if they are but I know exactly why I am tepid on Bernie. jcgoldie Aug 2019 #24
Q: Why are they afraid? A: They want Trump to lose. crazytown Aug 2019 #25
No one is afraid of BS Vegas Roller Aug 2019 #31
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahaha NYMinute Aug 2019 #32
... mcar Aug 2019 #33
WaPo is calling the BS claims a "conspiracy theory". lapucelle Aug 2019 #34
Bernie most assuredly threatens their gravy train. Uncle Joe Aug 2019 #42
Great point! JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #47
I've reported on Bernie Sanders for years. A free press won't give him what he wants. Gothmog Aug 2019 #50
"Afraid?" Because they don't coddle him? Interesting, Trump thinks the very same thing about them ehrnst Aug 2019 #45
Nobody is afraid of Bernie. comradebillyboy Aug 2019 #46
These news organizations are not afraid of sanders Gothmog Aug 2019 #49
Oh my God, I am forced to agree with Chris Cillizza's comradebillyboy Aug 2019 #55
I feel the same as you do but I had to post this analysis Gothmog Aug 2019 #56
It was a good analysis. comradebillyboy Aug 2019 #57
Point out an actual expression of fear and I'll be happy to respond. brooklynite Aug 2019 #51
Where is the evidence they're afraid of him? kcr Aug 2019 #59
. SouthernProgressive Aug 2019 #70
Apparently WAPO isn't afraid of busting Amazon for unethical activity. Why would they be 'afraid' ehrnst Aug 2019 #71
Uhm, what? Politicub Aug 2019 #72
Opinion: Bernie Sanders's real media problem Gothmog Aug 2019 #73
Your first sentence is highly inaccurate. SouthernProgressive Aug 2019 #74
... Eliot Rosewater Aug 2019 #76
Is that a serious question? greatauntoftriplets Aug 2019 #77
From Nate Silver-sanders complaints about media coverage do not hold up Gothmog Aug 2019 #81
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